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The Changing Tradition of Tattoo Culture
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For the first period of my life, getting tattoos was something that a large majority of my close friends were doing and seeing ink on people was more common than not. Tattoos are something that stay on your body forever, and comparing the number of students who will one day be parents and adults…
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Laurier professors connect tattoos and impulsivity
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Two Wilfrid Laurier University professors recently conducted a study which concluded that tattoos are linked to impulsivity. Dr. Anne Wilson, a psychology professor, and Dr. Bradley Ruffle, an economist, conducted their interdispinary study to find out more about the phenomena of tattoos. The study began with Ruffle returning from years in Israel and noticing the…
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Black Canadian artists that shape the contemporary scene
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Arts & Life editor Shyenne MacDonald reflects on black Canadian artists who have helped shape the contemporary movement of decolonization through art. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] George Elliott Clarke, Canada’s poet laurete from 2016-2017, has proven to be one of the most influential contemporary Canadian writers. He first came on to the literary scene in…
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